Tioga County 4-H GROWS!
Enrollment is Open
for the 2025 - 2026 4-H Project Year in Tioga County 4-H
Click this link for the Enrollment Packet
2025-2026 Complete Enrollment Packet for Tioga County 4-H
Tioga County 4-H Membership Policies 2025 - 2026
Re-enroll from October 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026 New Enrollment is open year-round however March 1, 2026 is the deadline to participate fully at the Tioga County Fair and some other 4-H activities.4-H CLUB MEMBER PARTICIPATION
The 4-H program is designed to allow youth and parents to work together. Qualified, caring adults act as advisers, guides and mentors. 4-H youth strive to build knowledge, skills and positive attitudes. It is imperative that the 4-H youth complete their own work throughout all projects. 4-H youth are required to attend a minimum of six (6) 4-H Club meetings each year.
4-H PROGRAM AGES
Cloverbuds: youth 5 years old as of January 1 of the current club year, and no older than 7 years as of January 1 of the current year.Junior 4-H member: youth 8 - 13 years old as of January 1 of the current club year. Senior 4-H member: youth 14 years old as of January 1 of the current club year, and no older than 19 years as of January 1 of the current year.4-H PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
All youth from ages 5 to 18 as of January 1, 2025 are welcome to enroll. Youth must be enrolled in the 4-H Program before the beginning of their selected project(s). 4-H members must be under the guidance of a club leader, parent or project leader. Parents are required to be at all meetings with their 4-H children. 4-H members must turn in one completed project record book that contains quality records for each completed 4-H project each year in order to receive credit for a completed 4-H year and completed 4-H projects. Project books are turned in 2 times a year. First at the county fair and then completed by September 15th in order to receive credit for a completed 4-H year and completed 4-H projects.4-H COUNTY FAIR PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
4-H members must have participated in and documented six (6) educational experiences during the club year. Educational experiences include: club meetings, state events (i.e., Animal Crackers, March Dog Madness, etc.), and county workshops/ clinics.4-H members must also have completed all trainings, evaluations or clinics that are required for their specific project (i.e., horse evaluations, dog classes, shooting sports training classes, workshops, etc.). Project books must be entered via Fair Entry to be judged at the Tioga County Fair in order for a youth to participate in any way at the Tioga County Fair.
Links for the 2025 County Fair
NYS Animal Health Requirements for Admission to NYS & County Fairs
2025 4-H Project Book with Market Animal Insert Fillable PDF Format
2025 4-H Project Book with Market Insert Not Fillable
2025 4-H Horse Project Record Book
2025 Additional 4-H Project Summary Sheets for project record books
2025 Animal Science Rulebook for County Fair
2025 Youth Building Project Rulebook
2025 Tioga County Fair Schedule
Youth Livestock Auction Bryans Beef Cut Sheet
Youth Livestock Auction- Bryans Pork Cut Sheet
Youth Livestock Maple Creek Poultry Processing Link
Camping Agreement for Tioga County Fair 2025
Species Specific Showing Information
Are you interested in Animal Science shows and contests at the NYS Fair? Here are the resources to help you! REMEMBER THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE NYS FAIR is AUGUST 2.
Robyn Estrella our 4-H Lead is happy to help you with NYS Details too. rle27@cornell.edu
NYS Fair Animal Science Shows and Contests Master Schedule
NYS Fair Youth Poultry Science Contest
Green and Black Minimalist Animated Business Advertising Mobile Video by Robyn Estrella
Robyn Estrella
Youth Resource Educator (4-H, Families)
rle27@cornell.edu
607-659-5694
Last updated October 7, 2025